MEN AND SPEED: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season

Miller, G. Wayne

ISBN 10: 1586480960 / ISBN 13: 9781586480967

Published by PublicAffairs, New York, NY, 2002

About this Item

In "Men and Speed," journalist G. Wayne Miller tries to find out what makes men strap themselves into cars hurtling 200 mph around a track. Having been given unprecedented access inside Roush Racing, Miller spent a year on the NASCAR circuit with Roush and drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, and Kurt Busch. For longtime fans and curious newcomers alike, "Men and Speed" offers a wild ride through the fastest sport in the land. Included are photographs, the schedule for the 2001 Winston Cup, endnotes, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.

Seller Inventory # 003660

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MEN AND SPEED: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season
• Publisher: PublicAffairs, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586480960
• ISBN 13: 9781586480967
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Follows the author's year on the NASCAR circuit, exploring the popularity of stockcar racing and the thrills and risks of driving more than 200 miles per hour.

About the Author

G. Wayne Miller has been a staff writer at The Providence Journal since 1981, where he has won numerous journalism awards, including an American Society of Newspaper Editors prize for feature writing. He is the author of four previous works of nonfiction. He lives in Pascoag, Rhode Island, with his wife and three children.